Georgina Rodriguez, girlfriend of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, attacked the team’s coach, Fernando Santos, following losing to Morocco in the World Cup quarter-finals and bidding farewell to the World Cup.
The Moroccan national team won the match with a single goal scored by Youssef Al-Nusairi three minutes before the end of the first half of the match at Al-Thumama Stadium, becoming the first African team to reach the semi-finals in the history of the World Cup.
Georgina said on her Instagram account: Today your friend and coach’s decisions were bad. That friend regarding whom I said so many words of admiration and respect.
And she continued: When I entered the stadium, I saw how everything had changed, but it was too late.
And she continued: You cannot underestimate the best player in the world and your most powerful weapon. And we can’t stand up for someone who doesn’t deserve this either.
And she concluded: Life gives us lessons. Today we didn’t lose, we learned, Cristiano. We love you.
Santos said in a press conference on Saturday following the match: I do not regret Ronaldo sitting as an alternative. I wasn’t going to change anything. When it comes to the team, my heart is unthinkable.
He continued: I relied on the team that performed wonderfully once morest Switzerland, and there was no reason for me to change once morest Morocco.
And the Portugal coach continued: The strategic decision I made was one of the most difficult decisions, but I cannot think with my heart, and I must think with my mind.
He continued: It is no longer the case that Ronaldo is not a great player. It is never regarding that.
